Java

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See also: java, javā, Jáva, jäva, and Javą

English

Java (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa), possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa, “island of barley”), used in reference to coffee grown on Java and nearby islands since at least 1850. The programming language (initially called Oak) is a reference to java, the blend of coffee from the island.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Java

  1. An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.
  2. (computer languages) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
  3. (computer languages, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
    • 1996 October 6, Timothy Litwiller, “HOW TO MAKE A JAVA ALERT POP UP ON LOAD”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
    • 1996 December 10, Cédric Bouckaert, “onBlur event handler with input fields”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
      In the input tag I include the onBlur="myfunction()" which checks if the field is filled (displays an alert if necessary and resets the focus). If I leave the first field I get an java alert which says that field two should have a value and then a java alert which says that field one should have a value and then a java... get the picture ?
    • 1997 January 7, Kenneth Roddy, “Java Alert Messages When Netscape Home Page Loads”, in comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows (Usenet):
    • 1997 February 18, AG, “alert...is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
      I created an alert window using java script, but I found the fonts too small. Is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens.
    • 2003 April 8, mpaulopes, “Passing values to a Java popup windows”, in macromedia.coldfusion.cfml_general_discussion (Usenet):

Usage notes

  • While referring to JavaScript as Java is technically incorrect, this usage occurs often enough to merit verifying which is meant in cases where it's not clear.

Hyponyms

Meronyms

island

Holonyms

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Translations

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Noun

Java (plural Javas)

a female Java
  1. A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.

Further reading

Catalan

Proper noun

Java f

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia)

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

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The neighbourhood is named after the Indonesian island.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaː.vaː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧va

Proper noun

Java n

  1. Java (island of Indonesia)
  2. A neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Java f

  1. Java (Island)
    L’île de Java. ― Java island.

Proper noun

Java m

  1. Java (programming language)

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Java n (proper noun, genitive Javas or (optionally with an article) Java)

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia, the world's most populous island)

Related terms

Proper noun

Java n (proper noun, strong, genitive Javas)

  1. Java (programming language)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Java, from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa), possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʐa.va/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Syllabification: Ja‧va

Proper noun

Java f

  1. Java (programming language)

Declension

Declension of Java
singular
nominative Java
genitive Javy
dative Javie
accusative Javę
instrumental Javą
locative Javie
vocative Javo

Further reading

  • Java in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -avɐ, (Northern Portugal) -abɐ
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧va

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Java f

  1. Java (an island of Indonesia)
Related terms

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English Java.

Proper noun

Java m

  1. (computing) Java (programming language)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxaba/
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: Ja‧va

Proper noun

Java f

  1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: Haba

Proper noun

Java m

  1. Java (programming language)

Derived terms

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

Java n (genitive Javas)

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia)

See also

Anagrams

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